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Norway fines Microsoft subsidiary for sharing Grindr user data
Norway's data protection authority Monday slapped a 92 million kroner (8.6 million euros) fine on Microsoft subsidiary Xandr for sharing user data from dating app Grindr.
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High rare earth demand could complicate Europe's offshore wind ambitions
Wind turbines, devices that can convert energy from the wind into electricity, do not burn fuel during operation and could thus reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Despite their possible environmental advantages, building these ...
Oct 10, 2026
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AI evaluations of job candidates look unbiased without being fair
Companies seeking to fill job openings are increasingly "drinking through a fire hose of applications," in the words of one hiring expert, with some popular postings receiving 1,000 applications in a single weekend.
Oct 9, 2026
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OpenAI revenue gap report rattles AI stocks
OpenAI is bringing in about $20 billion less in annualized revenue than investors had been led to believe, the Financial Times reported Thursday, raising questions about the solidity of the AI business.
Oct 9, 2026
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Samsung expects 780% quarterly operating profit jump on AI boom
Samsung Electronics on Thursday forecast a more than 780% leap in third-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, buoyed by high memory chip prices as AI fuels a global supply shortage.
Oct 8, 2026
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SpaceX in talks to raise $40 billion in loans for Nvidia chips: Report
Elon Musk's SpaceX is aiming to raise $40 billion in bank loans and debt to further its purchases of AI chips from Nvidia, according to a Financial Times report citing sources close to the talks.
Oct 8, 2026
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Shortening offshore wind approvals by one year could save millions in costs
Long development timelines increase the cost of energy from offshore wind (OSW) farms, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters. The research estimates that cutting approval timelines ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Data breach victims face significant increase in loan denials, study finds
Beyond the immediate headache for consumers affected by a data breach, breaches can also trigger years of financial repercussions, such as denials of mortgage refinancing and home improvement loans, according to new Virginia ...
Oct 7, 2026
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Explainable AI for resilient supply chains: Choosing backup suppliers only when needed
Supply chain disruptions can have swift and compounding consequences for manufacturers, leading to production delays, rising costs and a scramble to secure alternative suppliers.
Oct 5, 2026
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The clean energy bottleneck isn't technology—it's market design
The transition to clean energy is underway, but major structural obstacles are slowing it down. Wind and solar power accounted for a record 17% of electricity generated by U.S. utilities last year. However, fossil fuels still ...
Oct 2, 2026
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Require satellite checks before approving AI data centers, researchers urge
Satellite data could help governments decide where to build the data centers behind the growth of AI by showing where renewable power, water and land are available and where drought and climate risks are highest, according ...
Oct 1, 2026
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Five technology providers dominate infrastructure supporting nonconsensual AI 'deepfake pornography'
For the first time, researchers have identified and named key players facilitating the growing problem of AI-generated explicit sexual imagery online. The study "The Backbone of Abuse" has been published in the Journal of ...
Sep 30, 2026
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AMD buys firm founded by AI 'godmother' Fei-Fei Li
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices announced Monday that it has acquired World Labs, an artificial intelligence company founded by Fei-Fei Li, one of the field's most prominent researchers and sometimes referred to as "The ...
Sep 29, 2026
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AI is reshaping the workplace, but not replacing human judgment
As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms the workplace, new research shows that human capabilities such as creativity, analytical thinking and systems thinking remain critical and are expected to remain important in ...
Sep 29, 2026
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AI driving up innovation investment: UN
Artificial intelligence is fueling a rebound in investment in innovation, with corporate research and development spending reaching record highs, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Sep 29, 2026
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Greater job security can make inventors less creative
When Apple recently presented its (rather pricey) new folding phone, one of the questions hovering over the launch—and in particular its new CEO, John Ternus—was whether the technology giant can recover its famously innovative ...
Sep 28, 2026
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Japanese anime actor fights TikTok over AI voice cloning
A high-profile Japanese anime voice actor has taken TikTok to court over videos he says feature an artificial intelligence clone of his "lustrous" baritone, with a verdict due Wednesday.
Sep 27, 2026
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TikTok agrees to teen limits in US settlement following Meta
TikTok on Friday agreed to pay Alabama at least $100 million and enact time limits and other restrictions for teen users, avoiding a trial with a settlement modeled on Instagram owner Meta's recent agreement with U.S. states.
Sep 26, 2026
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Jury finds Meta liable in Cambridge Analytica case
A jury in New Mexico on Friday found that Facebook's parent company, Meta, deceived users about privacy protections in a case linked to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, U.S. media reported.
Sep 26, 2026
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US court sides with Pentagon in Anthropic AI ban
A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld the Pentagon's decision to exclude Anthropic from its supply chain after the AI startup refused to remove certain safeguards on its Claude model.
Sep 26, 2026
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Meta shares soar after launch of Muse AI
Meta shares bounced back to their summer 2025 highs this week, riding a wave of investor excitement about Muse, the social media giant's AI agent, which presents an opportunity to generate revenue beyond advertising.
Sep 25, 2026
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When internet-famous superstars take sick days, it's a mixed blessing for Big Tech
If you're not a fan of the video game Fortnite or a longtime user of the livestreaming platform Twitch, the name Ninja is likely new to you. Offline, he goes by Richard Tyler Blevins. But within the gameplay-streaming subculture, ...
Sep 25, 2026
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Computer system models binocular vision to improve print ads automatically
A computer-based method for evaluating and improving print advertisements by modeling how human binocular vision responds to images is discussed in the International Journal of Business Intelligence and Data Mining.
Sep 25, 2026
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First US trial against TikTok to open Monday
TikTok goes on trial Monday in Alabama, accused by the state of misleading parents about tools meant to shield children from harmful content. It is the first case against the platform to go before a U.S. jury.
Sep 25, 2026
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As the coding boom fades, computer science grads focus on AI skills in choppy job market
Computer science student Jack Zemke was getting nowhere despite sending out hundreds of job applications that mostly disappeared into the void—ignored.
Sep 24, 2026
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